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The TrentonianTue, 03 Mar 2015 14:21:47 -050060COLUMBUS, Ohio >> Andy Greene scored, Travis Zajac added an empty-net goal and Cory Schneider made 33 saves for his fourth shutout of the season to lead the Devils past the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Saturday night.

Playing their lone road game in a 10-game, 23-day stretch, the Devils won for the first time in four away games.

]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:07:07 -05002015-02-28T20:07:07-05:002015-02-28T20:07:07-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> It was only a morning skate Saturday at Wells Fargo Center, but it felt more like a passing of the torch.

Kimmo Timonen hadn't been around this locker room for most of the season, but his absence on this day took on a deeper meaning. His trade to Chicago had been belatedly dropped on the media the night before by the general managing gatekeepers in Philadelphia and Chicago.

]]>Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:53:42 -05002015-02-28T18:53:42-05:002015-02-28T18:53:42-05:00SUNRISE, Fla. >> Jaromir Jagr hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 1992. The Florida Panthers have never hoisted hockey's holiest grail, chasing it since their inception in 1993.

And now their paths will surprisingly align, with hope of completing those quests.

Chasing a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Panthers acquired Jagr -- who turned 43 earlier this month -- from the Devils on Thursday for two draft picks, a second-rounder this year and either Florida or Minnesota's third-round selection in 2016.

]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:24:39 -05002015-02-26T21:24:39-05:002015-02-26T21:24:39-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> There have certainly been times where Flyers fans have missed Sergei Bobrovsky this season. Or, perhaps more accurately, having a healthy starting goalie at all.

But injuries have plagued the Vezina Trophy winner with his current team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, as well. The 26-year-old Russian-born netminder has missed the past five weeks with a groin ailment that forced him to miss the All-Star Game, played at his team's home arena in Ohio.

]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 17:12:37 -05002015-02-24T17:12:37-05:002015-02-24T17:12:37-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> Jake Voracek spent much of the game Sunday looking like a man without a country. Or at least an offensive star without a mate.

Voracek was making play after play, and was shifted around a couple of times, but still was having trouble finding a scoring-capable linemate to pass to.

]]>Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:16:33 -05002015-02-22T20:16:33-05:002015-02-22T20:16:33-05:00PHILADELPHIA >> Wayne Simmonds had a goal in regulation and the shootout to lead the Flyers to a 3-2 shootout victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

Ryan White also scored in regulation for Philadelphia, which improved to 3-7 in shootouts this season.

Colin Wilson and Craig Smith scored in regulation for league-leading Nashville, which lost consecutive games for the first time this season.

Schultz has two goals and 13 points in 55 games for the Flyers this season. He has already recorded his highest point total in a season since 2010-11, when he had 17 points

Schultz originally signed with the Flyers as a free agent on July 2, 2014.

]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 16:49:54 -05002015-02-18T16:49:54-05:002015-02-18T16:49:54-05:00VOORHEES, N.J. >> When Kimmo Timonen stepped on the ice today, there was a welcome back ceremony in the most traditional of ways. A rink full of teammates and longtime friends tapping their sticks.

]]>Tue, 17 Feb 2015 18:01:23 -05002015-02-17T18:01:23-05:002015-02-17T18:01:23-05:00It's T-minus two weeks (or less) before we see Kimmo Timonen make his emotional return to game action. For purposes of drama, nothing would match a return of the Flyers' retiring defensive warhorse than doing so Feb. 28 at Wells Fargo Center against the Rangers.

That game comes after a two-game Flyers road trip, and presuming Timonen starts practicing with the team in full this week, waiting that long would give him a good 10 days to get into skating shape after blood clots discovered in August relegated him to shoes-only status up until now.

]]>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:45:50 -05002015-02-13T20:45:50-05:002015-02-13T20:45:50-05:00General manager Ron Hextall indicated Thursday that his top goaltender, Steve Mason, is on line to make a return to game action by the beginning of next month, if not sooner.

Hextall finally confirmed Mason had arthroscopic surgery earlier this week, saying it fixed a singular injury that occurred during the Flyers' win last Sunday in Washington.

]]>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:48:42 -05002015-02-12T16:48:42-05:002015-02-12T16:48:42-05:00NEW YORK >> Ales Hemsky scored 1:02 into overtime as the Dallas Stars overcame a late tying goal by Chris Kreider to snap a three-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Sunday night. Hemsky snapped the puck past fill-in goaltender Cam Talbot for his ninth goal of the season to lift the Stars after being outshot by the Rangers, 20-2, in the third period.]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 20:34:57 -05002015-02-08T20:34:57-05:002015-02-08T20:34:57-05:00WASHINGTON >> The Flyers were trying to hang onto a one-goal lead at Verizon Center on Sunday that not only defied logic but also the one-sided refereeing.

That's about when Steve Mason did what is becoming chronic: He hurt his right knee again.

This time, it wasn't while making a save or getting run over.

]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:50:18 -05002015-02-08T19:50:18-05:002015-02-08T19:50:18-05:00NASHVILLE, Tenn. >> Mike Ribeiro scored with 7:14 left in the third period and the Nashville Predators bounced back from a rare home loss to beat the Rangers 3-2 on Saturday.

The Predators, coming off their third regulation loss at home this season against Anaheim on Thursday night, improved to 11-0-1 after a regulation loss this season.

]]>Sat, 07 Feb 2015 18:31:12 -05002015-02-07T18:31:12-05:002015-02-07T18:31:12-05:00NEW YORK >> Star goaltender Henrik Lundqvist of the Rangers will miss at least three weeks after being hit in the throat by a shot last weekend.

The Rangers said Friday that Lundqvist sustained a vascular injury last Saturday. The team said it is talking to medical experts about his recovery.

]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:47:41 -05002015-02-06T18:47:41-05:002015-02-06T18:47:41-05:00Timonen, who turns 40 on March 18, had signed a one-year deal last summer with the intention of making this his final season in the NHL. That wish hasn't changed, even after he was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs and right leg.

That left Timonen to only work out without any real practice for the past eight months as he's been on the blood thinner Xarelto.

]]>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:12:12 -05002015-02-05T22:12:12-05:002015-02-05T22:12:12-05:00> It might have taken a couple of weeks longer than it was supposed to, and for some reason the Fl]]>